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Where does “uranhaltig” come from?

uranhaltig (German) comes from German Uran, from Latin Ūranus, from Ancient Greek οὐρανός, from Ancient Greek ϝορσανός.

uranhaltig (German): uranium-containing

Definitions

  1. uranium-containing

Ancestry of “uranhaltig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanUranuranium
2LatinŪranus—
3Ancient Greekοὐρανόςthe vaulted sky, on which the stars were attached...
4Ancient Greekϝορσανός—
Every word from Ancient Greek ϝορσανός →